The acquisition, which includes three waste storage centres, two resource recovery facilities, eight transfer centres and three recycling units, will complete Suez Environment’s activities and its recycling and treatment capacities in Australia.
SITA Australia, which manages the waste of 43,000 commercial and industrial clients and 3 million residents in Australia’s 15 major towns and cities, will leverage WSN’s established regional positioning to further drive its growth in the region.
The operation will be finalized during the first quarter of 2011, allowing SITA Australia to consolidate its presence across the entire waste management chain including waste collection and recycling, construction and management of landfills and treatment and transfer of waste.
Suez Environment director general Jean Chaussade said that this is a strategic acquisition for SITA Australia, enabling the company to strengthen its position on the commercial and municipal waste market, and for SITA Australia, to become the leader for this market in Australia.
